Jane and Pamela bought a souvenir for their neighbour. They shared the cost equally between them. Jane used
310 of her savings while Pamela used
16 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was left?
Each girl shared half the cost of the souvenir. The amount that each of them spent is the same.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
310 of Jane's savings =
16 of Pamela's savings
310 of Jane's savings =
318 of Pamela's savings
| |
Jane |
Pamela |
Total |
| Before |
10 u |
18 u |
28 u |
| Change |
- 3 u |
- 3 u |
- 6 u |
| After |
7 u |
15 u |
22 u |
Amount of savings left
= 7 u + 15 u
= 22 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 10 u + 18 u
= 28 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
2228=
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